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Diagnostic Description

Eyes large, its diameter 25 to 36 percent of head length; snout short, moderately pointed, its underside and leading edge naked except for scutes at the tip and lateral angles; chin with very small barbel. Scales on body with spinules (conical in young, more triangular and flattened in adults) arranged in divergent longitudinal rows. Overall color is light to medium brown; lips and barbel dark brown; oral cavity blackish.

The Humboldt Grenadier, Coryphaenoides ariommus, has been assessed as Least Concern. This species is reported to be locally abundant in areas of its range. This species is of no commercial value, and due to the deepwater nature of this species it is unlikely to be significantly impacted by most human and climatic threats.

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Threats

This species is of no commercial value. Some species from the Macrouridae family are taken in quantity as by-catch in deep-water shrimp trawlers (FAO 2002), however this threat is unlikely to be significantly impacting the Humboldt Grenadier across its entire distribution.